NGOs in Rojava call for action against genocidal policies
Ten non-governmental organizations in North and East Syria condemned the escalating attacks of the invading Turkish state and called on the people to "frustrate all genocidal policies".
In a joint statement on Thursday, the Civil Diplomacy Center and non-governmental organizations in North and East Syria reacted to the attacks of the invading Turkish state. The statement was made on behalf of the Social Diplomacy Platform, Democratic Society Movement, Rojava University, Mesopotamia Faiths Solidarity, Democratic Islamic Congress, Culture and Art Movement, Qamishlo Municipality, Free Press Union, Afrin People’s Union and Greens Union.
Ehlam Eseed read out the statement in Kurdish, while Hena Somî, a member of the Association of Religions of Mesopotamia, read out the Arabic version.
The statement commemorated the martyrs in a reference to the drone attack on the Qamishlo Canton administrators on June 20, saying: “This attack, which was carried out in violation of all international laws and human rights, took place in accordance with the systematic and planned genocidal policies. Leading women politicians are deliberately targeted and special war policies are carried out through immoral methods. In this way, they want to break the confidence and will of society. They also want to alienate the people from their struggle and goals.”
The statement continued: “As the Public Diplomacy Platform and non-governmental organizations in North and East Syria, we condemn these attacks. We promise that we will follow in the footsteps of the martyrs and embrace their achievements and the prices they paid. No invading force will be able to break the will of our people. We will respond to these invasion attacks in an organized manner and by gathering around the values of the popular revolution created by the martyrs.
We call on all human rights institutions and organizations to end their silence and to take a stand against these attacks.
We call on our people to frustrate all genocidal policies in light of the social values created by the organized forces and the martyrs. Move forward with strong steps based on your egalitarian, fair and democratic struggle. We offer our condolences to the families of the martyrs and to all our people.”
